The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, 2012
When Barry Fairbrother dies suddenly, the whole town of Pagford is thrown into upheaval. Not only was he a well-known, well-liked individual, but his death leaves an opening on the parish council. Whoever fills the spot could be the deciding vote on a number of important issues facing the council at present. As power plays are made, and dirty laundry is aired for all to see, this quiet town will soon face a war that no one anticipated.
I really liked this book. It was a great story about how one man's death affects and pretty much tears apart one small town. Really well-written with some fascinating, well-defined characters, few of whom are actually all that likable.
I think if you go into this book thinking 'Oh, J.K. Rowling wrote this. I liked Harry Potter, maybe I'll give this a shot', you're going to be extremely disappointed. But if you think of this more as an author debut, it's a very good read.
I really liked this book. It was a great story about how one man's death affects and pretty much tears apart one small town. Really well-written with some fascinating, well-defined characters, few of whom are actually all that likable.
I think if you go into this book thinking 'Oh, J.K. Rowling wrote this. I liked Harry Potter, maybe I'll give this a shot', you're going to be extremely disappointed. But if you think of this more as an author debut, it's a very good read.
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